Misdemeanor convictions, felony convictions, and some traffic reports from 35 Florida counties. Includes county courts and a limited number of counties also include Circuit Courts and/or Traffic Courts

Broward County includes the City of Fort Lauderdale, Duval County includes the City of Jacksonville, Hillsborough County includes the City of Tampa, Leon County includes the city of Tallahassee, Miami-Dade includes the City of Hialeah and the City of Miami, Orange includes the City of Orlando, and Pinellas includes the City of St. Petersburg.

Sex offenders must register for twenty years. Sexual predators must register indefinitely unless relieved by a court and are forbidden from working with minors.
Florida sex offender record search update schedule: Monthly

In 2009 Florida had a total violent crime rate of 612.6 incidents per 100,000 individuals, which was higher than the U.S. violent crime rate of 439.7. Of the 612.6 violent crime incidents, 5.5 were murders, 29.7 were forcible rapes, 166.8 were robberies, and 410.6 were aggravated assaults.

The total rate of property crime in Florida in 2009 was 3,841 incidents per 100,000 individuals, higher than the U.S. property crime rate of 3,071.5. The breakdown of the property crime incidents was as follows: 981.2 burglary incidents, 2,588.7 larceny/theft incidents, and 271.2 motor vehicle theft incidents.

Florida Population and Household Background Data

In 2012 the population in Florida was estimated to be 19,317,568. The population increased 2.7% from April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012.

In 2011 there were 7.1 million households in Florida. The average household size was 2.6 people.

81% of the people living in Florida in 2011 were native residents of the United States. 36% of these residents were born in Florida. Of the foreign-born population in Florida (3,702,627), 50% were not U.S. citizens.

72% of the population in Florida (five years and older) speak only English in the home.

In 2011 84% lived in the same house as one year earlier.

86% had graduated high school or had achieved a higher level of education. 26% had achieved a Bachelor’s degree or higher. 30% were in college or graduate school in 2011

Florida Criminal, Population and Household Background Data Source: U.S. Census and FBI

Other Florida Background Data

Major Cities Located in Florida: Jacksonville in Duval County, Miami in Miami-Dade County, Orlando in Orange County, St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Tampa in Hillsborough County